PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE 1063-1822.60›TITLE 8. CHANGE OF NAMES 1275-1279.6
§ 1278.5
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
In any proceeding pursuant to this title in which a petition has been filed to change the name of a minor, and both parents, if living, do not join in consent, the court may deny the petition in whole or in part if it finds that any portion of the proposed name change is not in the best interest of the child.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 567, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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